From the man behind the football king to the football king

In the following 2001-2002 season, Bayern Munich and Manchester United met again in the Champions League. They seemed to be an old rival, but they once again showed their evenly matched strength in the two rounds of the group stage, and neither game was decided.

Bayern Munich and Manchester United met four times in the Champions League group stage, and all ended in a draw.

It was not until the 2009-2010 season that the old friends and old rivals finally met again on the Champions League stage after eight years in the Champions League quarter-finals.

At this time, Bayern Munich's situation was even more embarrassing. In the eight years since they parted with their old rival Manchester United, they had missed the Champions League semi-finals. Manchester United won the Champions League trophy for the third time in the 2007-2008 season, and also reached the Champions League final in the following 2008-2009 season, setting a record of 25 unbeaten games in the Champions League, and was one of the hottest teams in the European arena at the time.

The match between the two sides has left fans with countless topics to talk about since the first round. Rooney scored a lightning goal for the Red Devils with a free kick 64 seconds into the game, but the progress of the game seemed to have entered a similar plot to the Champions League final 11 years ago from this goal.

Manchester United missed opportunities again and again when they had the upper hand, while Bayern Munich took advantage of a free kick opportunity. Ribery's free kick hit Rooney and changed direction and flew into the goal, just like the final that year, when the ball inexplicably landed at Shelingham's feet in the chaos in front of the goal.

One minute later, Manchester United missed the goal again. Giggs took a corner kick and Vidic headed the ball but hit the crossbar, which was so similar to Jancker's amazing hook that only hit the crossbar.

The ending of this game was even very similar to that year. Bayern Munich completed the decisive kill in the 92nd minute of the game. Orić made a successful steal, and after getting rid of Ferdinand, he used a low shot to help Bayern Munich overtake the score.

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Bayern Munich defeated Manchester United in a lore-winning manner, which made Bayern Munich fans extremely excited, but the Bayern Munich players could not celebrate at this time, because the second round of the game between the two sides, which was about to move to Old Trafford, was destined to be more intense.

Sure enough, the Red Devils attacked Bayern Munich's hinterland as soon as they returned to their home court.

Manchester United had scored two goals in just seven minutes, tying the total score to 3:2, among which Nani's heel goal was particularly exciting.

In the 41st minute of the game, Nani scored twice again, and he pushed the ball to score the third goal of the game for Manchester United.

3:0, the total score of the two sides has become 4:2.

At this time, the situation was very good for the Red Devils, but Bayern Munich did not let themselves fall into despair.

Before the end of the first half, it was Oric who got rid of Carrick's defense and shot from a small angle, and Bayern Munich recovered a goal.

In the 74th minute, the Ribery combination cooperated perfectly. Ribery took a corner kick, and Robben, who had just returned from injury, volleyed and tied the total score to 4:4. Bayern Munich advanced to the semi-finals with the advantage of more away goals.

In the first season of taking over Bayern Munich, Van Gaal finally led the team to a breakthrough in the Champions League, but unfortunately they lost to Inter Milan, which was in its heyday, in the final and finally finished second.

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In the 2013-2014 season, Bayern Munich and Manchester United met for the third time in the Champions League quarter-finals.

For both teams, they were in a period of transition at the time, but Guardiola's joining Bayern Munich showed people hope, while the Red Devils, who had just entered the post-Ferguson era, were full of hidden worries.

The Red Devils under Moyes seemed to have lost their magic. Their decline in the league made them lose the qualification to participate in the Champions League next season. This season's Champions League is Moyes' last bastion.

But Manchester United did not use the power of the home court to beat Bayern Munich at Old Trafford. A 1:1 draw made both sides dissatisfied.

The second round of the game moved to the Allianz Arena. Manchester United also failed to seize the opportunity when Schweinsteiger and Martinez were suspended due to red and yellow cards. Evra once let Manchester United fans see the spirit of the Red Devils. After scoring, he kissed the team ash on his chest, trying to leave the Red Devils with the hope of continuing to fight in the Champions League, but this vision gradually extinguished after only two minutes.

Bayern Munich scored three goals in the next 17 minutes. The invincible Southern King in the Bundesliga was unwilling to leave any chances to the old opponent.

What Manchester United needed at this time was confidence and reconstruction. This was the first time they were no longer confident in front of their old opponent.

Manchester United fans reluctantly accepted this fact.

This game was also one of the key factors for Moyes' dismissal from Manchester United. Ten days later, as Manchester United lost 0:2 to Everton away, the successor chosen by Ferguson finally left Manchester United in disgrace.

After two years of ups and downs in the Van Gaal era, Manchester United finally ushered in a key change in the summer of 2016.

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As Manchester United changed its owner at the end of 2015, the Red Devils ushered in two key signings in 2016. One was the Red Devils ushering in the famous coach Mourinho, and the other was the signing of Portuguese star Bruno Fernandes at a record high price of 200 million euros.

These two signings are considered to be the key signings that changed Manchester United's history!

Under Mourinho's coaching, Manchester United, led by Bruno, dominated Europe in the following four years. First, they won the Europa League in 2017, making Manchester United the fifth team to win all three major European cups.

Then, Manchester United won the Champions League trophy for two consecutive years in 2018 and 2019, becoming the second cosmic team in football history.

Now, they have entered the Champions League final for the third consecutive year. The goal is naturally to become the first team to win the Champions League three times in a row since the Champions League was reformed in 1992.

And Bayern Munich will be the last obstacle for them to achieve this great goal!

Manchester United and Bayern Munich, the old rivals and old friends, have not met again in the European arena for six seasons. But their confrontation is the strongest confrontation in the current European football.

Manchester United not only achieved unprecedented success in the Champions League, but also was very strong in the Premier League, successfully winning four consecutive Premier League titles.

Bayern Munich's dominance in the Bundesliga is significantly better than Manchester United's dominance in the Premier League.

Since regaining the Bundesliga title from Klopp's Dortmund in 2013, the Southern King has won the Bundesliga for eight consecutive years!

In addition, except for the 2018-2019 season, Bayern Munich has at least 10 points ahead of the Bundesliga runner-up, including the 2012-2013 season, the 2013-2014 season, and the 2017-2018 season. The lead is more than 20 points!

You know, there are only 18 teams in the Bundesliga and only 34 rounds of schedule!

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Faced with such a strong opponent, Manchester United naturally dared not neglect it. On the second day after the semi-finals, they began a closed training camp to train against Bayern Munich.

The coaching staff also prepared a lot of materials and introduced the situation of Bayern Munich in detail to each player, especially focusing on analyzing Bayern Munich's previous rounds of league and Champions League matches.

Flick's Bayern Munich did a better job of pressing and achieved good results. While Kovac's Bayern Munich was well organized, Flick's success in pressing and counter-pressing was remarkable.

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Bayern Munich mainly used a 4231 formation, changing to a 4141 when defending. Kimmich stood in front of the back line, while another midfielder, usually Thiago, would form a defensive belt with him in the midfield. Lewandowski would press the opposing center back, while the wingers could push forward when the ball hit the wing.

Bayern Munich also pressed the wing effectively, either with the full-backs pressing up the wing, leaving the back three, while the wingers and a midfielder cut inside to cut off the passing lane.

Because Alphonso Davies and Pavard are very athletic and can press quickly, Kimmich's strong positional sense ensured that even with only three defenders, Bayern Munich rarely had defensive gaps if the wing pressure failed.

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It is worth mentioning that Davis and Pavard play a huge role in the wing attack.

Flick likes to use a deceptive tactic on the wing, luring the opponent to the right and then quickly moving the ball to the other side.

This allows the crazy Davis to use his speed, dribbling, and passing vision to pass or find opportunities to attack and shoot.

Davis has been recognized as one of the best left-backs in the world, playing the role of auxiliary winger in the offense, and his speed and ability to return to defense can also complete his defensive tasks well.

Alaba, Davis's left-wing defensive partner, is also crucial in the center back position. When Kimmich retreats, Alaba can dribble forward freely on the left and make accurate passes to break through the opponent's defense.

He can also pass freely to Davis on the left, and even pass long to players on the wing. This makes Bayern Munich's defensive organization very effective, as well as Thiago in the midfield, making up for their lack of creative organizers.

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Bayern Munich also has Thomas Muller, who can still destroy in his own way behind Lewandowski.

Muller's value is reflected in the fact that he has the highest expected goals value among Bayern Munich players. He is also the player who creates the most shooting opportunities.

This is because Muller constantly finds space between the lines, receives the ball from Alaba, Thiago or the sideline, and then immediately passes the ball to another player in a shooting position.

Muller's ability to dribble is average, but he has a very good sense of position and performs well in the game, scoring 6 goals in the league.

Muller's performance on the right and in the penalty area is quite good. Although Bayern Munich likes to attack the wing, their ability to control the ball in the narrow space in the middle has also improved.

When Lewandowski retreats, Gnabry and Coman cut in from the inside, especially on the left, and the midfielders will advance to create a numerical advantage in the middle.

Flick has maximized Bayern Munich's advantages, improving the wing attack to make it more dynamic, and improving the position distribution in the middle to make Bayern Munich's pressing tactics more effective.

There is no doubt that this Bayern Munich is very good at passing and controlling, and also very good at counterattacks. So this game is full of suspense.